tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61799482011-04-21T14:16:32.839-07:00<em>David Nelson's blog about his campaign for State's Attorney of Saline County, Illinois.</em><br> Send David a message at <a href="mailto:nelson@accessus.net">nelson@accessus.net</a><br> <img src="http://myweb.accessus.net/~nelson/images/yourvotematters2.gif"><Br>Davidnoreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1084018694983960462004-05-08T05:10:00.000-07:002004-05-08T05:28:21.310-07:00

According to an article by staff writer Eric Fodor in Friday's Daily Register, Todd Bittle was selected by the Saline County Republican Central Committee on Thursday night as their candidate for state's attorney in November's general election: HARRISBURG - At a caucus Thursday night, Republicans named Todd Bittle as the party's candidate for state's attorney. State law allows a party to name a

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1082222701741510642004-04-17T10:20:00.000-07:002004-04-17T10:34:30.200-07:00

. . . when he and Senator Durbin were in Saline County the other day, and the Daily Register ran our picture with their story.

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1079601876158949362004-03-18T01:20:00.000-08:002004-03-18T01:27:55.090-08:00

A visibly tired Eric Fodor submitted the following article in the wee hours after the election was decided: The Democrat primary for state's attorney was a nail-biter for both candidates, but David Nelson squeaked past Kelly Phelps, largely by receiving strong support from Harrisburg voters. The final vote total was 2,340 to 2,290. Even though the margin was razor-thin, Phelps called Nelson

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1079544801232876442004-03-17T09:28:00.000-08:002004-03-17T09:37:18.090-08:00

My opponent called me about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday to concede. At that time all precincts were in, and I had a 49 vote lead. I picked up another overnight, so that the final official tally was 2,340 to 2,290. I will never be able to thank enough everybody who had a hand in winning this uphill battle. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1079085578917536952004-03-12T01:57:00.000-08:002004-03-12T02:23:56.670-08:00

Eight hundred Democrats made mail applications to vote absentee in the primary by Thursday's deadline. I don't know how many have voted absentee in person--and that can still be done through Monday, March 15, at the county clerk's office in the courthouse. Now we have to get the people out to vote on Tuesday. Mona and several volunteers are in charge of this aspect of the campaign. They'll be

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1078977408562165792004-03-10T19:55:00.000-08:002004-03-10T20:08:36.216-08:00

1. Please list your previous experience, if any, in elective office. In 1984 I was elected by the circuit judges of the nine counties of the First Judicial Circuit of Illinois to serve as an associate judge. I was retained in 1987, 1991, and 1995. During my 15½ years as a judge, I presided over thousands of cases of all kinds, from small claims and traffic tickets to complex civil litigation

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1078862347600901292004-03-09T11:58:00.000-08:002004-03-09T12:23:40.280-08:00

My opponent's misrepresentations about his record, trying to convey the impression to voters that he is experienced in criminal law, are turning out to be the central issue in the last days of the campaign. Last week I published an ad in the Daily Register/Daily Journal entitled "Experience Matters--and So Does Telling the Truth," setting out the facts I have been able to ascertain so far,

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1078675226358270342004-03-07T07:59:00.000-08:002004-03-07T08:08:02.233-08:00

“You don't want your first jury trial to be a situation where someone's husband, or wife or child was killed.”–Kelly Phelps. [Harrisburg Daily Register and Eldorado Daily Journal, Sep. 23, 2003, “Kelly Phelps takes papers for run for state's attorney.”] “A state's attorney cannot start to lie to the people or to himself.”–Robert Howerton. [Op. cit., Nov. 7, 2003, “Kelly Phelps is candidate for

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1078673814493025602004-03-07T07:17:00.000-08:002004-03-07T08:05:26.750-08:00

In ads which ran Friday and Saturday, my opponent responded to my ad entitled "Experience Matters--and So Does Telling the Truth." He is "deeply saddened" by my "negative, personal attacks," and says:"Now my opponent has falsely accused me of lying about my experience saying that I have never tried a criminal case." Actually, what I've been claiming is that he has been attempting to mislead the

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1078466785982903432004-03-04T21:59:00.000-08:002004-03-04T22:15:05.530-08:00

We have the Lions Club facility in Harrisburg reserved Saturday morning (March 6th) for a "meet the candidate" event. Please come by, bring the kids or grandkids, have a doughnut and a cup of coffee, and/or a glass of juice or a bowl of fruit salad, and show your support for the campaign. The Lions' Den is in the old operating engineers' building, at the south end of Main Street. We'll be there

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1078466067368303532004-03-04T21:50:00.000-08:002004-03-04T21:59:28.623-08:00

The Daily Register/Daily Journal has sent out the following questionnaire to the state's attorney candidates. Answers will be published some time between March 10th and Election Day, Tuesday, March 16th. 1. Please list your previous experience, if any, in elective office. 2. If elected, what would you do to deal with the methamphetamine problem in Saline County? 3. Given the county's

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1078230452811173232004-03-02T04:20:00.000-08:002004-03-02T04:31:25.670-08:00

A point to ponder. Your opponent has stated he is not a social worker. Isn't that an odd remark? Now it is my understanding he is planning to become a minister. Can't you just see him telling one of the flock, "Don't bother me, bud, I'm a minister not a social worker." . . . [W]hat he is really trying to say with the "social worker" remark is that meth users are part of "them" and thus not worth

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1078229508354046712004-03-02T03:51:00.000-08:002004-03-02T04:16:10.966-08:00

According to information obtained from the county clerk's office yesterday, here is where Harrisburg voters in each precinct are now scheduled to cast their ballots in the upcoming primary (with the previous polling place in parentheses): Davenport gym, at the high school: Precinct No. 1 (Blackman High Rise, Skaggs St.) Precinct No. 2 (Pruett-Patton building, Church St.) Precinct No. 5 (Social

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1078227747469445132004-03-02T03:25:00.000-08:002004-03-02T03:46:27.810-08:00

My primary opponent, the man with the plan, has still not come forward with any evidence that he has ever tried a criminal jury case, anywhere, any time, since we began challenging him on this issue. Last night at the Democratic Women's Organization meeting to which all candidates were invited, Mr. Phelps seemed to be claiming that he had helped State's Attorney Rod Wolf with trials when he (Mr.

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077921477967658082004-02-27T14:27:00.000-08:002004-02-27T14:40:50.186-08:00

In response to the comprehensive drug court proposal outlined by Judge Lockwood in Thursday's paper, and supported by David Nelson, Candidate Phelps stated: "If prosecutors will do their jobs and aggressively prosecute these drug cases, there will be no need for a drug court." Phelps plans aggressive prosecution of drug offenders if he is elected, no matter what the court system looks like. "

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077832452800331452004-02-26T13:40:00.000-08:002004-02-26T13:57:03.216-08:00

As previously mentioned, we are continuing to search for one of the criminal jury trials my opponent claims to have tried. The latest report is from St. Clair County, where the clerk's office advises that my opponent's attorney registration number does not appear anywhere in their criminal system, meaning that he could have tried no criminal jury trial there, either. Just about first among the "

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077716247650982312004-02-25T05:33:00.000-08:002004-02-25T05:40:16.466-08:00

In a prepared statement released Tuesday, Democratic state’s attorney candidate David Nelson pledged his support for a new “drug court” approach to methamphetamine cases proposed for Saline County by Judge Brocton Lockwood. “If I am elected,” said Nelson, “my office will cooperate fully with Judge Lockwood’s new program. As the judge explained it in meetings with local law enforcement and

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077627207982032892004-02-24T04:28:00.000-08:002004-02-24T04:56:15.950-08:00

The Code of Fair Campaign Practices, to which I have subscribed, is a purely voluntary statement of "basic principles of decency, honesty, and fair play that every candidate for public office in the State of Illinois has a moral obligation to observe and uphold, in order that, after vigorously contested but fairly conducted campaigns, our citizens may exercise their constitutional right to a free

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077624600712890632004-02-24T03:50:00.000-08:002004-02-24T04:22:42.483-08:00

As previously mentioned here, we've been trying, so far unsuccessfully, to find even one of the criminal jury trials my opponent claims to have had. An examination of the circuit clerk's records in Williamson County reveals no criminal jury trials there, either. Mr. Phelps did appear as the attorney for a criminal defendant charged with methamphetamine manufacture, but that client pleaded guilty

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077466748066816202004-02-22T08:18:00.000-08:002004-02-22T08:45:04.216-08:00

This coming Saturday, February 28th, from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m., the Committee to Elect David Nelson is hosting a Meet the Candidate event at the Community Center in Eldorado. This is not a fundraiser. We'll have free doughnuts, coffee, and juice. Bring the kids! (We'll have milk, too.) I'll be there all morning to meet people and find out their concerns about issues involving the state's

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077466519189409582004-02-22T07:58:00.000-08:002004-02-22T08:18:04.343-08:00

When I was a child, we were told the story about young George Washington chopping down the cherry tree, and then admitting it to his father upon interrogation, with the statement "I cannot tell a lie." Nowadays, historians tell us that story itself was not true, but was an invention by a man named Parson Meems, attempting to make the Father of His Country (indisputably an admirable character) a

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077383251426975982004-02-21T09:03:00.000-08:002004-02-26T21:34:24.390-08:00

In an Eric Fodor story in today's Daily Register, Monty Field is quoted as saying that Republicans may name a candidate by caucus, even though no Republican filed petitions to run in the primary. Field reportedly said that "several attorneys have expressed interest." As diligent readers of this weblog know, I have emphasized repeatedly that it is very likely that whoever wins the Democratic

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077370320175479102004-02-21T05:09:00.000-08:002004-02-21T05:35:45.780-08:00

My opponent has been running an endorsement from our former representative and former county clerk Jim Fowler touting his "values." I keep wondering if according to those values it's OK to stretch the truth a wee bit about your experience. As previously mentioned, the Phelps campaign has been disseminating claims that he has “tried over 25 criminal and civil jury trials in State and Federal

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077233043424753222004-02-19T15:20:00.000-08:002004-02-19T15:27:34.106-08:00

State’s attorney candidate and former judge David Nelson was the speaker at the regular meeting of the Harrisburg Kiwanis Club Wednesday. Nelson reminisced about the early days of the Kiwanis baseball program, run by his late father, Charlie Nelson. Speaking on what would have been his father’s 85th birthday, Nelson said his best preparation for being a judge was umpiring in the Kiwanis league,

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077023492302406312004-02-17T05:06:00.000-08:002004-02-17T05:14:10.466-08:00

I really appreciate the kind comments from Judy Cape and Roy Small in their letters to the editor, and similar expressions of support from many others over the past 10 weeks. But as Roy said: ". . . the most qualified person does not automatically get the job. He has to get the most votes in the primary election." If you know anybody who is not registered to vote, today is the last day to get

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1077022690419514232004-02-17T04:25:00.000-08:002004-02-17T05:00:47.936-08:00

The Daily Register ran the following two letters about the election on Monday, Feb. 16, under the headline "Final day: Political candidate letters reach end." The newspaper had indicated earlier that publication of letters about the election would cease 30 days prior to the election. As a practical matter, this policy of the paper means if something important comes up in the last 30 days which is

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1076910319581217542004-02-15T21:42:00.000-08:002004-02-15T21:47:55.670-08:00

I see the other candidate for state’s attorney, in a letter mailed out to my mother and no doubt others, claims that he has “tried over 25 criminal and civil jury trials in State and Federal Court.” May be. But I don’t think he has ever tried a criminal case to a jury in Saline or Williamson county since his graduation from law school in 1995. And I’d be interested to hear if he has ever won a

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1076765455486543862004-02-14T05:20:00.000-08:002004-02-14T05:33:29.280-08:00

Absentee voting has started; 119 Saline County voters had requested absentee ballots by Friday afternoon: 97 D, 21 R, 1 non-party (presumably so as to vote only on the proposed "safety tax"). I was asked at the chili supper Thursday evening what is the last day to vote absentee: by mail, it is not less than 5 days prior to the election, that is, by March 11th; in person, you can vote absentee at

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1076762669564292762004-02-14T04:34:00.000-08:002004-02-14T04:51:47.296-08:00

Born and raised in Harrisburg. Harvard College, A.B. Peace Corps volunteer. Teacher, editor, social worker. SIU School of Law, J.D. Illinois bar, 1976 to present. Judicial clerk, Appellate Court of Illinois. U.S. Supreme Court bar, 1979 to present. Fellow, Illinois Bar Foundation. Law enforcement instructor, SIC. Illinois Judges Association. Associate Circuit Judge, 1984-1999. Member

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1076760695491297242004-02-14T04:10:00.000-08:002004-02-14T04:14:09.466-08:00

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1076760331689877692004-02-14T03:52:00.000-08:002004-02-14T04:09:24.983-08:00

According to information appearing in Friday's Daily Register/Journal, here are the polling places for the March 16th primary (all of which are handicapped accessible): Brushy: Town House All Carrier Mills precincts: New Carrier Mills Grade School Cottage: SIC Building C Rector and all Eldorado precincts: Eldorado High School cafeteria (Illinois Ave.) Both Galatia precincts: New Community

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1076687972078184182004-02-13T07:49:00.000-08:002004-02-13T17:12:34.170-08:00

We had a good turnout for our chili supper last night. Thanks to everybody who came and enjoyed the good food and fellowship and the great music by keyboard player Jim Smith, saxophonist Greg Hodson, and vocalist Melinda Tolley--in fact the music was so good that I didn't even interrupt them to make a political speech. Thanks to everybody who contributed money toward the campaign. And special

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1076107036312750412004-02-06T14:26:00.000-08:002004-02-06T14:39:39.466-08:00

We're expecting a nice crowd, and Jim Smith has promised to be there and play some music for us. Speaking of the arts, I received a bit of verse today from a poet who wished to remain anonymous. I told him or her that some discerning reader would probably figure out his or her identity from the style and choice of words. A selection: "In a way it's kind of funny Ole Dave should lend his name To

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1076033950890441752004-02-05T18:14:00.000-08:002004-02-05T18:24:39.873-08:00

Since no Republican filed petitions for state's attorney, it is very likely that whoever wins this Democratic primary nomination 40 days from now, on March 16th, will be our next state's attorney, to take office for a four-year term commencing December 1, 2004. To have a say in your county government, you have to put aside whatever reluctance you have to vote in the primary.

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1076033585938871552004-02-05T18:01:00.000-08:002004-02-05T18:15:28.310-08:00

Why should I go out of my way to vote for David Nelson as the Democratic nominee for Saline County state's attorney? --Because he has 27 years' experience in the courtroom, as lawyer and judge. --Because he is a person of integrity who cannot be bought. --Because he is independent of any political faction, and can make decisions in the best interests of all the people of Saline County. As he

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1076032300522583332004-02-05T17:38:00.000-08:002004-02-05T17:55:44.810-08:00

According to County Clerk Willie McClusky, the ballots for the primary election are in the final stages of proofreading, approval, and printing. Once that process is completed, applications for absentee ballots will be distributed to those requesting them, starting some time next week. Because of the anticipated consolidation of polling places, it is reasonable to expect that many people will be

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1075763230768289472004-02-05T09:15:00.000-08:002004-02-05T09:18:22.950-08:00

A letter to the editor from a Republican about the Democratic primary race for state's attorney in Monday's Daily Register stated that "Our current County Board is still struggling with the financial disasters of the prior party's longtime control." Without getting into things I don't know anything about, I do know that last September, before I had decided to run for state's attorney, I wrote a

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1075630977823243072004-02-01T02:15:00.000-08:002004-02-01T02:25:13.593-08:00

According to an article in Saturday's Daily Register/Daily Journal, plans are underway to change polling places for the March 16th primary: all Harrisburg, Eldorado, Galatia, and Carrier Mills precincts are expected to vote at the towns' respective high schools.

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1075478369386037132004-01-30T07:54:00.000-08:002004-02-01T02:26:57.700-08:00

The Committee to Elect David Nelson has planned a fundraiser in the form of a chili supper for Thursday, February 12, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Harrisburg Lions Club (which is located at the end of South Main Street). If you want to help, or if you have any questions, call Mona Nelson at 252-8555. If you can't come to the chili supper but would like to make a contribution, you may send a check

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1075343406018108952004-01-28T18:29:00.000-08:002004-01-29T06:52:55.466-08:00

To the Editor: I read with interest an article in Tuesday's Daily Register [Jan. 20] with the headline "John Rhoads is Innocent." It sounds from the article as if the judge was forced to release Rhoads because the state's attorney did not meet the burden of proof. I know nothing about this trial except what I have read in the paper, my concern is that a man was accused of murder but was

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1074358487436277112004-01-17T08:47:00.000-08:002004-01-20T06:47:54.793-08:00

I lifted my reference to redemption and rehabilitation in my previous post from a letter my friend Butch McSparin submitted to the Daily Register the other day. They haven't run it yet, so I'm posting it here: To the Editor: Kelly Phelps is good at getting his picture in the paper. David Nelson knows what goes on in a courtroom. It is obvious that methamphetamine is a big problem. The

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1074338657963033142004-01-17T03:21:00.000-08:002004-01-17T03:26:13.280-08:00

I have several responses to the media event staged by Kelly Phelps at the courthouse the other day when he announced his supposed plan for dealing with the methamphetamine problem against a backdrop of police officers in uniform. First, I sure can’t quarrel with the fact that meth is a serious problem around here, as it is in rural areas throughout the midwest, and our police officers are

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1074002914176398362004-01-13T05:55:00.000-08:002004-01-13T06:12:39.356-08:00

A small ad began running yesterday in the classified section of the Daily Register and the Daily Journal, as follows: "Help elect David Nelson state's attorney. Get registered now & vote March 16th! cdavidnelson.com." For new on-line readers brought here by the reference to this site in the ad, welcome! This is my attempt to communicate with Saline County voters about my campaign for state's

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1073928637166630572004-01-12T09:14:00.000-08:002004-01-12T09:34:23.576-08:00

Every year one hears stories about improprieties involving absentee voting, although no one ever seems to be prosecuted. Here's the Illinois statute (10 ILCS 5/29-20): "A person is guilty of a Class 3 felony who knowingly: (1) Solicits another person, knowing that the person is not legally qualified to vote as an absent voter, to apply for an absentee ballot; (2) Solicits another person,

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1073830024703047322004-01-12T06:13:00.000-08:002004-01-12T06:14:29.543-08:00

My opponent's family has been much in the news lately. For example, in the Thursday, January 8th, issue of the Daily Register, State Rep. Brandon Phelps was in the headlines about his eye surgery (and of course we all wish him well). Assistant Secretary of Transportation (and former Congressman) David Phelps also made the front page that same day with the article about his reported challenge of

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1072795348530164152003-12-30T06:39:00.000-08:002003-12-30T06:47:11.770-08:00

There are three words that summarize for me what we should insist upon from anybody who is seeking to be elected state’s attorney of Saline County: Experience. Integrity. Independence. First, experience. The Illinois Constitution requires that a state’s attorney must be a citizen of the United States and a licensed attorney-at-law of this State. But simply having a law license does not

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1072024760321088382003-12-21T08:32:00.000-08:002003-12-21T08:40:32.026-08:00

This will run several times in The Harrisburg Daily Register and the Eldorado Daily Journal: Be a Citizen: Get Registered and Vote in the Primary March 16th In this country, “We the People” are supposed to govern ourselves. That’s what democracy is all about. If you want to have a say in your government right here in Saline County–if you want to help change the way things are done around

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1071825300104388832003-12-19T01:14:00.000-08:002003-12-19T01:16:24.800-08:00

. . . is accessible on the website of the State Board of Elections.

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1071585769386766742003-12-16T06:31:00.000-08:002003-12-16T06:49:05.986-08:00

According to the Southern Illinoisan's online edition, no one filed for the Republican nomination for state's attorney of Saline County, so it looks more and more as if the race will be decided in the primary. Here are the filings (again according to the Southern Illinoisan): Circuit Clerk: Democrat, Phyllis Ferrell, 2 Dogwood Place, Harrisburg. Republican, Norma J. Gibbs, 850 Taborn Lane,

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1071326171412070082003-12-13T06:33:00.000-08:002003-12-18T04:48:18.710-08:00

. . . encourage them to call the county clerk (253-8197) to find out about voting by an absentee ballot. The Illinois Election Code permits a registered voter who expects to be absent from the county on election day, or who is unable to be present at the polls because of a physical incapacity, to apply for an absentee ballot (no earlier than 40 days prior to the election, which for this upcoming

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1071135980410972262003-12-11T01:14:00.000-08:002003-12-16T06:51:03.610-08:00

The more people who vote in the primary election, the more democratic our government will be. If a few professional politicians are allowed to control the primary elections in March, then ordinary citizens won't have any real choice in November. Some people don't like to vote in a primary. They don't like having to ask for a Democratic or a Republican ballot. They may think, since who they vote

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1070880172049135702003-12-08T02:33:00.000-08:002003-12-08T10:31:39.836-08:00

Please call me at my office (253-3127) or home (252-8555) or send me an e-mail at nelson@accessus.net. Or you can write me at P.O. Box 386, Harrisburg. There are only about 100 days between now and the primary election. I will be trying to meet everybody, and I would like to concentrate on getting voters registered. If you have friends or family who don't usually vote, or who haven't ever

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-1070877694472604042003-12-08T01:59:00.000-08:002003-12-16T06:55:59.136-08:00

I am announcing today that I will be a candidate for Saline County state’s attorney in the upcoming election. After 27 years as a lawyer—15 of them spent as a judge—I would like to put my experience to work for the people of this county. For those of you who don’t know me, let me give you a little autobiography. I was born and raised in Harrisburg, the first of five sons born to Charles and

Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179948.post-10759203489610262003-09-02T10:43:00.000-07:002004-02-07T01:55:05.860-08:00

September 2, 2003 The Saline County Board Courthouse, Harrisburg, IL 62946 Dear Board Members: We keep hearing how broke Saline County is, but thousands of dollars have reportedly been spent to pay private attorneys for representing Saline County in litigation. I am not involved in and don't pretend to know anything about the particulars of the litigation–and maybe the reports I've heard

Davidnoreply@blogger.com